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Baseball great Joe Garagiola dead at 90

Baseball great Joe Garagiola dead at 90

I recognize that this post will mean nothing to Millennials and others who never knew what it was like to sit down in front of the TV on Saturday afternoon to watch the one baseball game you're likely to see a week.
by Bob Collins

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Video: Globetrotter tries trick shots from MOA

Zeus McClurkin makes some basketball magic in the skies above Nickelodeon Universe.
by Bob Collins

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Muslims in America school Ted Cruz on life in a ‘Muslim neighborhood’

Presidential candidate Ted Cruz stirred up the melting pot yesterday when he said that the U.S. should 'patrol and secure' Muslim neighborhoods before 'they become radicalized.'
by Bob Collins

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Winter layup over, it’s back to work on Lake Superior

It seemed like only yesterday that the last laker of the season was pulling into the harbor in Duluth/Superior, the unofficial declaration of winter's arrival in the Northland.
by Bob Collins

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Voting shouldn’t be this hard

Voting shouldn’t be this hard

There's a lot to be proud of when you stand in line to exercise a right to vote. The reward shouldn't be that you feel the system is gamed.
by Bob Collins

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What’s best for Lake Mille Lacs?

What’s best for Lake Mille Lacs?

No sooner at the Department of Natural Resources announced its new regulations for the state's premier lake than politicians were talking about undoing them.
by Bob Collins

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In Silver Bay, speaking your mind is dangerous business

Whatever the outcome of the ongoing debate over whether Minnesota should allow the operation of a massive copper mine in northeastern Minnesota, it's not going to rest on whether Bent Paddle Beer is sold at the municipal liquor store in Silver Bay.
by Bob Collins

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Video: Amid Brussels attack, a traveler kept filming

Video: Amid Brussels attack, a traveler kept filming

It's compelling video that leads us -- again -- to ask: Is there ever a time to put the camera down?
by Bob Collins

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